Cirratulus cirratus (O. F. Müller, 1776)
(a polychaete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCirratulus cirratus (a polychaete)
GenusCirratulus (a genus of annelids)
FamilyCIRRATULIDAE (a family of polychaetes)
SuborderCIRRATULIFORMIA (a suborder of annelids)
OrderTEREBELLIDA (an order of polychaetes)
InfraclassCanalipalpata (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassSEDENTARIA (a subclass of annelids)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cirratulus cirratus (a polychaete) :
1: Cirratulus cirratus (a polychaete) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
21 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under rock
Image 1: Worm - in situImage 2: Worm - in situ (2)Image 3: Worm - in situ (3)Image 4: Worm - in situ (4)
2: Cirratulus cirratus (a polychaete)
28 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under rock
Image 1: In situ - close-up - enlargedImage 2: In situ - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: In situ - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: In situ - close-up - enlarged (4)

Cirratulus cirratus (a polychaete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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